Burns in Patients with Epilepsy: Changes in Epidemiology and Implications for Burn Treatment and Prevention
| Autor: | V. Narayanan, I. C. Josty, W. A. Dickson |
|---|---|
| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Burn Units Epilepsy Epidemiology Ambulatory Care Humans Medicine In patient Child Aged Skin Aged 80 and over Secondary prevention business.industry Burn treatment Middle Aged medicine.disease Surgery Hospitalization Primary Prevention Neurology Accidents Home Child Preschool Emergency medicine Etiology Female Case note Neurology (clinical) Epileptic seizure medicine.symptom Burns business |
| Zdroj: | Epilepsia. 41:453-456 |
| ISSN: | 1528-1167 0013-9580 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1528-1157.2000.tb00188.x |
| Popis: | Summary: Purpose: To determine the epidemiology of burns in patients with epilepsy and to identify changes in epidemiology compared with previous studies; to identify further strategies that can be used in the primary and secondary prevention of such injuries in this group of patients. Methods: A retrospective case note review of 111 patient episodes to a regional burns unit where the admission criterion was a burn secondary to an epileptic seizure. Results: The majority (60 of 111) of burns were due to scald injury and were sustained in a domestic setting. This group of patients (mean age, 42.7 years) accounted for 1.6% of admissions during the study period. The data demonstrate a change in the epidemiology when compared with previous studies. Most burns were small (mean area burnt, 2.2%) but deep, and 72 of 111 patient episodes required surgery, and 12% of patients had reburn injuries requiring readmission. Conclusions: Scald injuries are now the major cause of burns in those with epilepsy, and the proportion of such patients admitted to a regional burns unit has reduced. Patients and health professionals need to be aware of such injuries and of appropriate prevention strategies. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|
Plný text